See you next week…
By fred | April 14, 2007
(S03E16) So, that was a nice & interesting episode, even though the “big revelation� wasn’t really one at all. I mean, if you haven’t watch the episode run away now I’m spoilering it all next sentence.
So as I’ve said before, I was so sure this all “Juliet left behind� thing was nothing but another con from the Others, so when it turned out to be nothing but that… no surprises here.
Still, there’s a few things that can be said about this episode and the way things went. First off, I don’t think Jack is, or at least should be, our friends leader. He is in no way suited for the job no more!
People need to stop trusting him and turning to him. Just because he says Juliet is good, doesn’t mean she is. Definitely not. Actually, the more it goes the more I think he should be watched over, closely even.
Sayid. Sayid is, or should be, the new leader. For a few episodes now he’s always had good instinct, be smart & reactive, and most important not only does he asks questions but he does ask GOOD questions, the one we’re all dying for. Not “Where’s Juliet?�
And he did ask Juliet all the real questions, but of course Jack came in and make the whole thing stopped. You know what? I think Jack might have been “changed�. I don’t know what it means really, how they do it, brainwash or whatever, but he might just be one of them now, methinks.
The way he always behaves, votes for Juliet, they way their discussion went by when he & she discuss how she faked the whole thing with Kate.. He knew that, not because he’s only teaming up with her, but because he’s teaming up with them. All of them. Juliet might not be aware of it – see their discussion on the beach, with why Jack would trust Juliet.. crappy reason if you ask me, especially because it seems Jack forgot he’s dealing with people who would “take a pregnant woman, hang Charlie from a tree, drag our people out of the jungle, kidnap children…â€? – but I’m wouldn’t be surprised to learn that Jack & Ben are partners now, Jack isn’t the same.
Listen to Sayid people: Jack’s word isn’t enough, not anymore.
Listen to Sawyer people: Jack’s defending one of them, against everyone else.
Ok, he didn’t seem to know about Claire. But that could be either pretending, playing along, or because Ben didn’t told him that. Just like he might not have told Juliet everything either, starting with Jack’s involvment.
